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Bunch Formation: A College Football Podcast

Bunch Formation: A College Football Podcast

By: Blue Wire Chris Vannini David Ubben
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Your new favorite college football show. The Athletic senior reporters Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's second-biggest sport. Football (American)
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  • Week 12 Reactions: Hot Seat Update, Defending the G5 + Heisman Leaders
    Nov 17 2025

    Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 12. The guys defend the Group of 5 having a playoff spot, get into the hot seat, remember why they love college football and get into Week 12 results.

    0:00: Intro and our theme song was stolen
    5:13 Stop complaining about the Group of 5 playoff spot
    13:24 Texas A&M's comeback vs. South Carolina and why we love CFB
    18:55 Heisman leaders?
    26:00 Hot Seat Watch
    26:15 Baylor loses to Utah, but the AD situation is weird
    27:36: Illinois beats Maryland and Mike Locksley will return
    30:48 Penn State beats Michigan, what happens to Jonathan Smith?
    32:24 Florida State beats Virginia Tech, Mike Norvell safe for now
    33:00 Oklahoma stuns Alabama
    37:58 Georgia beats up Texas again
    41:28 Notre Dame dispatches Pitt
    43:00 Ole Miss holds on vs. Florida
    46:07 USC beats Iowa
    48:10 Georgia Tech escapes Boston College
    49:12 Michigan beats Northwestern
    50:15 American Corner: Navy, North Texas, Tulane and East Carolina
    53:30 Can James Madison get in the CFP?
    54:15 Remembering Chuck Sullivan
    56:04 Miami plasters NC State
    57:57 Oregon beats Minnesota (and drops in my rankings)
    59:30 Virginia beats Duke
    1:00:30 BYU beats TCU and Arizona beats Cincinnati
    1:02:39 Wake Forest beats North Carolina
    1:04:43 San Diego State beats Boise State
    1:05:21 Jacksonville State beats Kennesaw State
    1:05:05 New Mexico has the best vibes in the country
    1:06:45 Helmet stickers: Michigan and Missouri
    1:09:20 Remember Some Guys: UCLA, Oklahoma, Arizona State

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Week 12 After Dark: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, G5 + More
    Nov 16 2025

    Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on YouTube to react to the day's game. They get into Texas A&M's comeback, Oklahoma's statement, Notre Dame's mashing, the Group of 5 playoff situation, ACC drama, David's breakfast bisuits, Heisman Trophy, top 10 and more.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Week 12 Picks! Big Ten Drama, Brian Kelly Twist + Bring Back Helmet Stickers
    Nov 13 2025

    Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a loaded Big 12, along with the weird twist in the Brian Kelly saga, what the Big Ten private capital deal is all about, and why helmet stickers need to come back.

    Chris' story on Wisconsin-River Falls' prolific offense

    0:00 Intro, sports bars and tickets
    9:25 Rose Bowl Pasadena want a restraining over against UCLA
    10:00 What the Big Ten private capital drama is all about
    18:43 Brian Kelly fired to not fired?
    25:30 Chris wants more helmet stickers
    30:45 Picks and records update
    32:45 Notre Dame at Pitt
    38:10 Texas at Georgia
    41:16 Oklahoma at Alabama
    44:48 TCU at BYU
    46:38 Chris has a sports bar TV rating idea
    48:55 Iowa at USC
    51:24 Virginia at Duke
    52:56 NC State at Miami
    American Corner
    54:27 USF at Navy
    56:29 Memphis at East Carolina
    58:05 FAU at Tulane
    59:50 Arizona at Cincinnati
    1:00:50 Clemson at Louisville
    1:02:33 Boise State at San Diego State
    Hot Seat Watch
    1:03:46 Utah at Baylor
    1:06:19 Maryland at Illinois
    1:07:34 Penn State at Michigan State
    1:11:43 Virginia Tech at Florida State
    1:12:34 Division III Wisconsin-River Falls's NCAA-best offense
    1:15:54 Highest/lowest over/unders
    1:18:28 Remember Some Guys: Pitt

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    1 hr and 25 mins
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